Atmospheric pressure decreases as altitude increases. In other words, there is more air pushing down on you at sea level, and there is less air pressure pushing down on you when you are on a mountain. If pentane (C5H12), hexane (C6H14), and hexanol (C6H13OH) are heated evenly at different altitudes, rank them according to the order in which you would expect them to begin boiling.
1. Hexane high altitude.
2. Pentane high altitude.
3. Hexane sea level.
4. Hexanol sea level

step 2 then step 1 then step 3 then step 4

Explanation:

First boil it. Then identify the situation which is most conducive to boiling .

While this, a liquid must overcome the attractive forces between molecules and the outside pressure pushing down on the liquid's surface.

The liquid will boil when there is weak intermolecular attraction and low atmospheric pressure.

Steps to be followed:

Pentane at high altitude

Hexane at high altitude

hexane at sea level

hexanol at sea level

1 a

2 d

3 a

4 c

explanation:

the ideal gas law equation is as follows

pv = nrt

where p - pressure

v - volume

n - number of moles

r - universal gas constant

t - temperature

so if the pressure, volume and temperature are already known

we are left with n and r

since r is the universal gas constant that has a known fixed value then r too is known

so we are left with 'n'

once we know temperature volume and pressure

we can find the number of moles of gas present using the ideal gas law equation

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